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VOIVOD have posted two tracks, Earthache?and Global Warning? off their forthcoming album Infini online now via their newly redesigned MySpace page: MySpace.com/Voivod. Infini will see its U.S. release on June 23rd via Relapse Records and is available for pre-order here: http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=33042.

VOIVOD have confirmed a number of European festival performances in support of Infini including Download in the UK, Hellfest in France, Gods Of Metal in Italy, Summer Breeze in Germany, Hole In The Sky in Norway and many more. VOIVOD's touring lineup includes Denis Snake?B�langer (vocals), Michel Away?Langevin (drums), Jean-Yves Blacky?Th�riault (bass) and MARTYR's Dan Mongrain (guitars). A listing of confirmed VOIVOD appearances can be found in the tour section with more details to be announced soon. Learn More

Two brand new VOIVOD tracks, Earthache?and Global Warning? taken from their forthcoming album Infini can be heard online now exclusively via Bravewords.com. Infini will see a June 23rd release date via Relapse Records stateside, and via Sonic Unyon in Canada.

Infini's 13 tracks were the last to be written with late guitarist Denis Piggy?D'Amour. The CD version of Infini will be packaged in a deluxe digi-pack with artwork designed by VOIVOD drummer Away. Images and pre-order options for the CD can be viewed here with details on the double LP pressing forthcoming.

Infini was built from the final songs created by the band with Piggy. There were many discussions and ideas as to how to complete these recordings of songs that had never been actually performed with the whole band in one room. All of his original demo guitar tracks appear as they were recorded, no re-amping, no overdubs, just Piggy as he played the tracks he envisioned in his small bachelor apartment, the amp in the bathroom, capturing his performance with the laptop given to him by Jason Newsted.

Michel went into a studio in Montreal with engineer Glen Robinson and tracked his drum parts, and Jason waited anxiously to get the tracks and add his bass which he recorded with Enrique Gonzalez M�ller at Fantasy Studios in San Francisco, then Snake tracked his vocals with Glen in Montreal afterwards. Jason and Enrique mixed the record in San Francisco over the holidays and Infini was born. Truly a collaborative record that came together from a respect and belief that these final VOIVOD songs deserved to be heard.

In light of this sentiment the band agreed to play some summer festivals in ?8 with original bass player Blacky and fellow Montrealer Dan Mongrain of the band MARTYR, playing all classic era VOIVOD material. Dan turns out to be a technical wizard, and his own band MARTYR is a well respected extreme prog metal band from Montreal. It was a risky move without Piggy but the fans and the band were happy with the outcome so much so that this lineup will play more live shows this summer.

Snake summed it up this way, If we don't play live again then the songs die with Piggy and he wouldn't want that, his genius deserves to be heard by new and life long fans.?

VOIVOD will perform at a number of upcoming summer festivals with the line-up of Denis Snake?B�langer (vocals), Dan Mongrain (guitars), Jean-Yves Blacky?Th�riault (bass), and Michel Away?Langevin (drums), performing material from the first ten years of VOIVOD's catalogue.

Jason is still a member of VOIVOD and one day there may be live shows performing the songs from the last three records that Jason was very much a part of. Currently the band is working on a short clip on the making of Infini.Learn More

Relapse Records will release what could be the last VOIVOD album, Infini, in the United States on June 23rd. Infini's 13 tracks are the last to be written with late guitarist Denis Piggy?D'Amour. Infini also features Jason Newsted on bass, who also mixed the effort. The CD version of Infini will be packaged in a deluxe digi-pack with artwork designed by VOIVOD drummer Away. Images and pre-order options for the CD can be viewed here: http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=33042 with details on the double LP pressing forthcoming.

Infini was built from the final songs created by the band with Piggy. There were many discussions and ideas as to how to complete these recordings of songs that had never been actually performed with the whole band in one room. All of his original demo guitar tracks appear as they were recorded, no re-amping, no overdubs, just Piggy as he played the tracks he envisioned in his small bachelor apartment, the amp in the bathroom, capturing his performance with the laptop given to him by Jason Newsted.

Michel went into a studio in Montreal with engineer Glen Robinson and tracked his drum parts, and Jason waited anxiously to get the tracks and add his bass which he recorded with Enrique Gonzalez M�ller at Fantasy Studios in San Francisco, then Snake tracked his vocals with Glen in Montreal afterwards. Jason and Enrique mixed the record in San Francisco over the holidays and Infini was born. Truly a collaborative record that came together from a respect and belief that these final VOIVOD songs deserved to be heard.

In light of this sentiment the band agreed to play some summer festivals in ?8 with original bass player Blacky and fellow Montrealer Dan Mongrain of the band MARTYR, playing all classic era VOIVOD material. Dan turns out to be a technical wizard, and his own band MARTYR is a well respected extreme prog metal band from Montreal. It was a risky move without Piggy but the fans and the band were happy with the outcome so much so that this lineup will play more live shows this summer.

Snake summed it up this way, If we don't play live again then the songs die with Piggy and he wouldn't want that, his genius deserves to be heard by new and life long fans.?

VOIVOD will perform at a number of upcoming summer festivals with the line-up of Denis Snake?B�langer (vocals), Dan Mongrain (guitars), Jean-Yves Blacky?Th�riault (bass), and Michel Away?Langevin (drums), performing material from the first ten years of VOIVOD's catalogue.

Jason is still a member of VOIVOD and one day there may be live shows performing the songs from the last three records that Jason was very much a part of. Currently the band is working on a short clip on the making of Infini.Learn More